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time to quit

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#1 ·
how many are seriously thinking about quitting the business?i know it sure is hard to keep going with gas prices and low pay
 
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#27 ·
If you work around hacks and get the same money as them you either have to become a hack or quit. Because one the PP companies have a taste of that low money work they will never look back. They will just keep finding guys that will underbid to get the work and then cheat them out of a fair days pay because you can't possibly do what they want for those prices. There will always be someone willing to underbid you or someone who has no conscience that can do that kind of work and "think" it is good.
 
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#28 ·
Leo G said:
If you work around hacks and get the same money as them you either have to become a hack or quit. Because one the PP companies have a taste of that low money work they will never look back. They will just keep finding guys that will underbid to get the work and then cheat them out of a fair days pay because you can't possibly do what they want for those prices. There will always be someone willing to underbid you or someone who has no conscience that can do that kind of work and "think" it is good.
Yup, you wind up with lower margins than the hacks, otherwise. If you're good and in the right area, you can carve out a niche market for yourself. The places that market to a higher level require good finish work, but it can't be super expensive. They pay better because the hacks can't meet the quality.

I've seen "property management" companies rob absentee owners blind - just one example: I guess the owners were happy to get a sump pump purchased and installed at a hack price. I bet they would have been surprised to see the sump pump sitting on it's side in the cellar not hooked to anything, and not in a sump hole (which didn't exist).
 
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BamaPPC said:
I'm reading the guidelines and trying to follow them, I cut the grass, string trim the entire yard, edge the concrete, blow off the clippings, rake any "excessive" clippings, take all the pictures, and expect to be paid the max allowable, or my bid if that's the case. And these other guys are running their mower around the house not even getting as close as they can to the buildings, trees, fences, ect. and getting paid the same as me.
Rule number one of property management: property managers get the most money per hour if they don't do anything beyond finding tenants,accepting bids, and writing checks.

Quality isn't a part of the usual management contract.
 
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